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08/10/2018

EXTORTIONISTS INCREASINGLY USING RECIPIENTS' PERSONAL INFORMATION TO INTIMIDATE VICTIMS

IC3

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has recently received an increase in reports about extortion attempts received via e-mail and postal mail and using specific user information to add authenticity. While there are many variations in these extortion attempts, they often share certain commonalties.

SCAM COMMONALTIES:

Extortion attempts vary widely, but there are a few common indicators of the scam. The following list of commonalities is not exhaustive, but intended as examples of red flags. It is import to remember these extortion scams change to take advantage of current events such as high profile breaches or new trends involving the Internet to add authenticity.

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